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Just days after it was revealed that the team's Assistant Coach Žiga "Apples" Jereb was engaging in inappropriate behavior with fans, Karmine Corp has made the decision to dismiss him altogether. In their announcement, the organization cited "failure to comply with the ethical charter" as the reason behind Apples' termination. With Karmine Corp's season done and dusted after the team failed to qualify to Worlds 2025, their off-season moves have started a little earlier than anticipated, beginning with the exit ofmore

After a disappointing format for the 2025 LEC Summer Split, Riot Games is aiming to revolutionize the league for the start of the 2026 season. With a new-look format, the LEC is set to include two teams from EMEA Masters during the new Kickoff tournament, which will replace the traditional Winter Split. With Los Ratones dominating the EMEA Tier-2 scene, they appear ready to become the first team invited to join the LEC for the first tournament of the newmore

With Worlds 2025 on the horizon, pro play will undoubtedly be the main focus of LoL Patch 25.20. Delivering the finishing touches on what is expected to be the meta at the biggest League of Legends tournament of the year, this new update will also set out to take care of a few problematic champions when it comes to Solo Queue, though. Let's take a look at what's coming our way when LoL Patch 25.20 arrives on Wednesday, October 8th,more

An entire year of top-tier League of Legends action is coming to a close. 17 of the best teams in the scene are set to battle it out at the biggest tournament of the year: Worlds 2025. With sky-high stakes and epic clashes coming our way, it's time to take a look at everything there is to know about this year's Worlds before it officially kicks off on October 14th! Format Explanation Worlds 2025 will take place across three stages: Play-In Stage, Swiss Stage, and Playoffs. Here's how each stage will work: Play-In Stage: One Bo5 match between the LCK'smore

Xayah is a marksman in League of Legends known for her precision, control, and strong synergy with her partner Rakan. She is a Vastayan revolutionary fighting to restore her people and uses razor-sharp feather blades to dominate her enemies. This article covers her lore, abilities, playstyle, and strategies. Xayah’s Lore Deadly and precise, Xayah fights to protect her dwindling village and revive the Vastaya’s former glory. She wages a personal war to secure their future, cutting down anyone who standsmore

Riot Games has officially revealed Teemo as the tenth fighter in 2XKO, set to join the game’s roster and early access launch on October 7, 2025. Teemo’s arrival brings a unique blend of personality and strategic depth to the 2v2 tag fighting game, offering both longtime League of Legends fans and new players a new character to master. Teemo’s Playstyle and Key Moves Teemo’s fighting style in 2XKO draws directly from his League of Legends origins, focusing on setup-heavy, trap-based, and zoning gameplay. His toolkit includes laying traps, aiming his signature blow darts, and manipulating the battlefield with various obstacles.more

Patch 25.19 has landed, and with it comes the final shakeup to the ranked ladder before Worlds 2025. While the pro scene will showcase the patch on the biggest stage, most players are far more concerned with one thing: climbing Solo Queue. Whether you’re aiming to break into a new tier, secure end-of-season rewards, or simply escape Elo hell, knowing which champions perform best in the current meta can make all the difference. With that in mind, let's take amore

As reported yesterday, the LCS and CBLOL brands will be returning in 2026, separating the LTA back into two independent leagues. However, while the brands themselves will be returning, fans continue to wonder, in what shape will they return? LCS and CBLOL Return as Independent Leagues The tail-end of the 2025 League of Legends competitive calendar sees some major changes in store for the next competitive year. The restoration of the LCS and CBLOL brands as independent leagues after lessmore

The $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA Games) by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is the latest (but not the last) movement we will continue seeing by petrodollars owners in their quest to dominate yet another ecosystem. Beyond the sheer financial magnitude, this symbolizes a shift toward centralized control of competitive gaming by a single geopolitical entity. For esports stakeholders, players, fans, developers, and organizations, this new reality demands a critical, nuanced examination, beforemore

The LCK is scheduled to merge with Riot Games Korea Ltd. starting October 30th, 2025. While this will mean little change for the league we all know and love, Riot Games expects the merger to allow for a more stable revenue base for teams by letting game and esports operate more closely together. What Will Change? Ever since OGN (the original South Korean League of Legends league) turned into the LCK back in 2015, the league has always been operatedmore

The 2025 season is coming to a close in the EMEA Tier-2 scene, and Los Ratones have a chance to do the unthinkable. After winning every single tournament in the year, the team will now try to come away with the last (and most important) event of the season: EMEA Masters 2025 Summer. Let's take a look at everything you need to know about the tournament as Los Ratones gun for the Golden Road. Format and Teams The Swiss Stage of the EMEA Masters 2025 Summer will kick off on Monday, September 29th, pitting the best Tier-2 teams in the regionmore

After sweeping the LTA North 2025 Split 3 Awards, FlyQuest have proved they are the best American team heading to China by dominating the LTA Championship 2025. Utter Dominance Despite stumbling at the start of the year, FlyQuest dominated LTA North Split 2 and 3, entering the LTA Championship as the first seed and favorites. As the top seed, they faced Vivo Keyd Stars for a spot in the LTA Championship 2025 Grand Finals. In the match, FlyQuest swept theirmore

Earlier today, Sunday, September 29th, Karmine Corp announced the suspension of an employee on their X. While the organization did not disclose the offender, it is the League team’s assistant coach Žiga "Apples" Jereb who was accused of misusing his status in the team. The flurry of accusations started pouring in after a KC fan shared her side of the story regarding Apples’ inappropriate behavior and how he used his position as assistant coach to “seduce” them. He made severalmore

It wouldn't be a year in the LEC without G2 Esports hoisting a trophy. Despite all of their struggles early on in the season, the team stampeded through the competition at the 2025 LEC Summer Season, ultimately sweeping Movistar KOI in the finals to return to the throne once more. G2: The Rightful Kings With brand new players in the Jungle and Support roles, G2 knew success would not come straight away in 2025. Despite losing the first two splitsmore

Towards the tail end of 2024, Riot Games announced a major change for League of Legends in the Americas region, specifically a gathering of three longstanding brands at the time – the LCS, CBLOL and LLA – into a new League of Americas (or LTA). The League was then separated into two parts – North and South, with North American teams competing in the former and Brazilian and Latin American teams competing in the South. Less than a year intomore

One of the game's biggest off-season events is back! Red Bull League of Its Own returns for 2025, heading to Munich to kick off the third edition of the tournament on November 29th. Featuring some of the biggest names in the scene, Munich's SAP Garden will play host to this year's all-action event. Red Bull League of Its Own Returns! For the third year running, Red Bull League of Its Own will bring top-tier League of Legends action to ourmore

Gen.G are the best LCK team of the year, and there's little doubt about it. To add to an already remarkable year, Gen.G took down Hanwha Life Esports in the LCK 2025 Season Grand Finals, collecting yet another trophy. Gen.G Dominate 2025: Three Trophies... So Far For all of the star power on the squad after the return of Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk, the year got off to a rough start for Gen.G. The team looked poised to run the LCKmore

Powered by the return of the two veteran stars that put the team on the map all the way back in 2018, Invictus Gaming have become the last team to qualify for Worlds 2025. The squad's last minute heroics will see Invictus Gaming attend Worlds for the first time in six years, where they will have Faker and T1 waiting to take them on. The First Chinese World Champions Return Back in 2018, Invictus Gaming made Worlds history. Largely thanksmore

Karmine Corp's season has come to an end. Despite showing much promise at the start of the year, KC failed to show up when it mattered as Fnatic eliminate them from the 2025 LEC Summer Playoffs. With Karmine Corp out of contention for Worlds 2025, it will be Fnatic who join G2 Esports and Movistar KOI in representing the LEC at the biggest League of Legends tournament of the year. Downfall: Karmine Corp Miss Their Shot Karmine Corp were feeling on top of the world to start the year. After winning their first-ever LEC title back in Winter, KC continuedmore

We are just one patch away from Worlds 2025. While League of Legends Patch 25.19 may have been aimed at shaping the Worlds meta, it still had strong effects on Solo Queue all the same. With champions rising and falling in strength, it's time to take a look at the biggest winners and losers of LoL Patch 25.19.   Biggest Winners of the Patch Mel League of Legends' latest trouble child is back at it. After receiving large buffs tomore